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Prolimnocyon atavus

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy
Prolimnocyon atavus was named by Matthew and Granger (1915) [genotype].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger
1996Prolimnocyon atavus Polly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
subfamilyLimnocyoninae
genusProlimnocyon
speciesatavus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:53:41
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:53:41
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 55.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon atavus (15092)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon atavus (15468 15507 15510 15516 15519 15520 15524 15531 15532 15534 15542 15544 15548 15577 15594 15622 15686 15705 15782 15790 15796 15799 15814 15934 46704 46742 46765 46809 46820 46831 46849)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Prolimnocyon atavus (15222 15350) Prolimnocyon sp. (15338 15372 15379 15388)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon atavus (15684)